Alternative spellings of this word include Sichaya.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Sicaya (सिचय) refers to a “cloth”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 7.84; 19.3.—The word occurs in Sāṃkhyatattvakaumudī (Kārikā 61); in Āryāsaptaśatī verse 626; and other texts.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sicaya (सिचय).—[sic-ayac kiñca]

1) Cloth, garment; स्पृशति नखैर्न च विलिखति सिचयं गृह्णाति न च विमोचयति (spṛśati nakhairna ca vilikhati sicayaṃ gṛhṇāti na ca vimocayati) Āryā-sapta- śatī 126; N.7.84.

2) Old or ragged raiment.

Derivable forms: sicayaḥ (सिचयः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sicaya (सिचय).—m.

(-yaḥ) 1. Cloth, clothes. 2. Old or ragged raiment. E. ṣici to cause to sprinkle, aff. śa .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sicaya (सिचय).—m. Cloth, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 7.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sicaya (सिचय).—[masculine] garment, cloth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sicaya (सिचय):—[from sic] m. robe, raiment, cloth, clothes, [Vikramorvaśī; Kādambarī; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] old or ragged raiment, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sicaya (सिचय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. Cloth, clothes; ragged raiment.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sicaya (सिचय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sicaya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sicaya in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sicaya (सिचय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sicaya.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sicaya (ಸಿಚಯ):—

1) [noun] a woven fabric; a piece of cloth.

2) [noun] that part of a sari (a garment worn by Indian women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder) which covers the breasts.

3) [noun] an outer covering as bodice, armour, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Ends with: Cinasicaya.

Full-text: Cinasicaya.

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